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what does empiricism in education focus on

Explain why ensuring that every transaction between persons is fair does not guarangee that the outcome of many transactions will be fair. Give an example of how fair transactions can lead to what appear to be unfair outcomes.

A general principle of fairness prescribes that each should get what s/he deserves. What should be the relevant criterion of desert? (needs? effort? status? talent? ability to pay? virtue? or...?)

What is the fatal flaw of the classic form of emotivism holding that moral judgments are merely equivalent to expressions of approving or disapproving emotion (‘booh!’; ‘hurray!’)?

Kant insists that we have duties to ourselves. Explain how he justifies this claim. Do you agree with it?

Does Kant think we can prove that we do have Free Will? If we can, how? If not, what role does Kant claim it must still play in our moral life?

Descartes use the following evidence to prove that God is this. A. The world must have been designed by master builder B. the evil genius could design a world. C. God in the forms are one. D.
The presence of a concept of perfection in Descartes own mind E. None of above

Which of the following did the car uses a reason to doubt his believes A errors made by the senses. B intuition C radical mysticism. D (B/C) or E none of above

phenomenology as a philosophy of education is concerned with

scientific rationalism maintains when it comes to schooling that